• A place for teens to go and more activities for teens (3);
• Long-term financial management and stability of the City (3);
• Replacement of aging infrastructure;
• Water quality and water pressure;
• Invest in Ridgeway Road;
• Where are we going to grow;
• Taxes are too high;
• The need for a new recreational facility;
• The need for a new basketball facility;
• How do you keep high-income residents in the community;
• Alcohol and drug use by children;
• Do more with the Historical Society, provide more support; and
• The bulking out of homes on small lots.

7. If you had the power and the resources to undertake one project or improvement in Oakwood, what would it be?

A range of projects were mentioned, as summarized below. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of people that mentioned the same project.

• Establish a teen facility (2);
• Retain large estates (2);
• Develop a new, modernized recreational facility (2);
• Develop Sugar Camp for residential uses;
• Buy Sugar Camp; develop it for recreational facilities and empty nester housing;
• Buy Sugar Camp and keep it as a retreat center;
• Promote additional commercial uses along Far Hills, Park Avenue, and at Sugar Camp;
• Develop a strategic plan for schools, with specific measures for progress;
• Formulate a long-term municipal budget, which considers the State budget;
• Hire more police officers;
• Promote a new movie theater in Oakwood;
• Develop new senior housing;
• Improve crosswalks along Far Hills, particularly for the handicapped;
• Do more with the Historical Society, provide more support; and
• Improve the Community Center.

Other Comments:

Other comments and suggestions mentioned during the interviews included:

• Good City officials;
• Assess the structure of City government; establish term limits for Council members;
• Many people are not really aware of what’s going on in the City;
• Need to discuss long-term municipal financing;